All this talk reminds me of the (false) joke about Johnny Carson and Mrs. Arnold Palmer:
Mrs.: “Before each tournament, I kiss his balls for luck.”
Johnny: “I’ll bet that makes his putter stand up!”
Anecdotal evidence indicates this specific form of the legend was around well before Johnny Carson took over the Tonight Show desk in 1962, as author Ben Alba attributes it to an incident featuring the wife of golfer Sam Snead and occurring during Steve Allen’s tenure as the original Tonight Show host in the mid-1950s:
After interviewing others in the audience, Allen eventually came to a lady and announced, “Ladies and gentlemen, this is Mrs. Sammy Snead, the wife of the famous golfer.” Everybody applauded very respectfully. Allen asked her, “Did Sammy have any superstitions when he plays golf?” She answered, “Yes, before each game I kiss his balls.”
The camera went on Allen. “He just didn’t change the expression on his face,” recalled Steve Lawrence. “And the longer he stayed with it, the longer [director] Dwight [Hemion] stayed on him, and the audience got hysterical. Tears were coming out of [Dwight’s] eyes. The audience got hysterical laughing, and of course, they didn’t stop for about two minutes. And Mrs. Snead realized what she said and blurted, ‘I mean his golf balls!’ Which made it even worse. It was one of the funniest deadpans that I’ve ever seen on live television.”
I seldom wash my balls with the golf ball washer when it is raining – a little toweling off usually takes care of any problems (just thought I’d mention it)
Harry Grapjas over 5 years ago
My knowledge of golf is very limited. What kind of a thing is that?
ChessPirate over 5 years ago
All this talk reminds me of the (false) joke about Johnny Carson and Mrs. Arnold Palmer:
Mrs.: “Before each tournament, I kiss his balls for luck.”
Johnny: “I’ll bet that makes his putter stand up!”
Anecdotal evidence indicates this specific form of the legend was around well before Johnny Carson took over the Tonight Show desk in 1962, as author Ben Alba attributes it to an incident featuring the wife of golfer Sam Snead and occurring during Steve Allen’s tenure as the original Tonight Show host in the mid-1950s:
After interviewing others in the audience, Allen eventually came to a lady and announced, “Ladies and gentlemen, this is Mrs. Sammy Snead, the wife of the famous golfer.” Everybody applauded very respectfully. Allen asked her, “Did Sammy have any superstitions when he plays golf?” She answered, “Yes, before each game I kiss his balls.”
The camera went on Allen. “He just didn’t change the expression on his face,” recalled Steve Lawrence. “And the longer he stayed with it, the longer [director] Dwight [Hemion] stayed on him, and the audience got hysterical. Tears were coming out of [Dwight’s] eyes. The audience got hysterical laughing, and of course, they didn’t stop for about two minutes. And Mrs. Snead realized what she said and blurted, ‘I mean his golf balls!’ Which made it even worse. It was one of the funniest deadpans that I’ve ever seen on live television.”
cuzinron47 over 5 years ago
Sure we will, cause you’re the born loser.
mmmmary over 5 years ago
First thing I thought of was a scene from “Caddy Shack” with Bill Murray.
Saddenedby Premium Member over 5 years ago
I seldom wash my balls with the golf ball washer when it is raining – a little toweling off usually takes care of any problems (just thought I’d mention it)
Peam Premium Member over 5 years ago
At least it can be replaced without penalty.